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Letters Patent No. 83,02l,'dated October 13, 1868.

CONl'BIN'ED HATCI-IET, HAMMER-AND SCRAPER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To whom it may concern Be it known that I, ARTHUR BAnBAnIN, of New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans, and State of Lou.- isiana, have invented a new and improved Combined Hatchet or Hammer' and Scraper; and I hereby declare thefollowing to -be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figurel is a perspective view of a-tool made in accordance with my invention.-

Figure 2 is a sectional perspective view of the head detached.

My invention is intended moreespecially for use in large mercantile houses, where l,goods are frequently packed and repacked.

It is usual, in suchcases, to make use of the same packing-box many times, and it becomes7 of course, necessary to erase the name or names of the persons and localities to which the boxhad previously been sent, in order to place upon the cover the new direction. To effect this it has heretofore been customary, after fitting the cover and nailing i't to the box or case, to erase or scrape oi the old direction, by means of a separate instrument, provided with a sharp or cuttingedge; but this involves. the necessity of employing two or more tools for preparing the box, and, moreover, is productive of delay and inconvenience. To remedy this evil is the object of my invention; and to this end I form upon the side of the hatchet or hammer-head a laterally-projecting scraping-blade, formed either in one piece with the head or separately therefrom, and afterwards united by Welding or other suitable means; and I thus combine in one tool all the advantages which accruefrom the use of the 'two implements, with the' additional advantages of eiiecting quite a saving in expenses, and of enabling the Workman to perform his Work with greater expedition and ease than if he were required to frequently change his tools.

It will be seen, by reference to the drawings, that the hatchet-head A and handle B are, in most respects, made in the usual manner.

The nail-drawing claws C, I prefetto arrange as f shown in the drawings, but they may be located upon any other part of the head.`

Upon one side of the head is placed the laterallyprojecting cutting or scraping-blade, D, which is de-l signed for the use above mentioned, and may' extend along a greater or less portion of the length of the head, as desired. A

There may be a scraper on each side of the hatchet, but I prefer to use one side only, arranging it on the .right side of the head for the use of right-handed `hammer into a scraper, simply by turning/it so that the scraper-blade will be in contact 'with the box- -fcover5 and he can now scrape ofi and erase the names from the cover; and t it, in a few moments, to receive the new direction.

Having described my invention, and the manner in which the same is or may be carried into ei'ect,

What I claim, and desire to secure by LetterslPatent, is-

As a new article of manufacture, a combined hammerhead, nail-puller, hatchet-blade, and scraper, formed of one piece vof metal, substantially as herein shown and described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification before two subscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR BARBARIN. Witnesses:

M. BAILEY, ED'M. F. BROWN. 

